Toothbrush and dentifrice holder



F. A. FAIR TOOTHBRUSH AND DENTIFRICE HOLDER Filed Dec. 23, 194'? Fig. 6

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Fred A. Fair IN V EN TOR.

9 BY and Am meys 62 a 64 un 66 lllllllllllllfl Patented May 3Q, 1950TOOTHBRUSH AND DENTIFRICE HOLDER Fred A. Fair, Sacramento,

per cent to Lenora L.

Califi, assignor of fifty Salisbury, Gait, Calif.

Application December 23, 1947, Serial No. 793,571

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in toothbrushingequipment and the primary object of the present invention is to providea toothbrush and dentifrice holder.

Another important object of the present invention is to provide a holderincluding a body portion, a brush supporting element slidably carrled bythe body portion, and novel and improved means for guiding the slidingmovement of the brush supporting element relative to the body portionand for retaining the brush supporting element in an extended positionfor use.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a toothbrush anddentifrice holder that is extremely small and compact in structure andwhich is so designed as to facilitate the same to be quickly and readilyapplied to a garment or the like of a person carrying the same.

A still further aim of the present invention is to provide a toothbrushand dentifrice holder that is simple and practical in construction,strong and reliable in use, neat and attractive in appearance,relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherwise well adapted forthe purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein likenumerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the present holder and showingthe brush supporting element in an extended position;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the present holder takensubstantially in the direction of the arrow numbered 2 in Figure 1, andwith parts of the brush supporting element broken away and shown insection;

Figure 3 is a side elevational view of the present holder showing thebrush supporting element in a closed position and the dentifricereceptacle in a partially extended position;

Figure 4 is a rear elevational view taken substantially in the directionof arrow numbered 4 in Figure 3, showing the brush supporting elementand dentifrice receptacle in a closed position and the cover for theholding body applied thereto;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken substantiallyon the plane of section line 5-5 of Figure 1;

Figure 6 is an elevational view of the closure used in conjunction withthe present invention;

Figure 7 is a top plan view of Figure 6;

1 Claim. (Cl. 132--84) Figure 8 is an enlarged transverse horizontalsectional view taken substantially on the plane of section line 8-8 ofFigure 1;

Figure 9 is an elevational view of the dentifrice receptacle used inconjunction with the present invention; and,

Figure 10 is a bottom plan view of the dentifrice holder takensubstantially in the direction of arrow numbered ID in Figure 9.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, wherein for the purpose ofillustration there is disclosed a preferred embodiment of the presentinvention, the numeral 12 represents a substantially rectangular bodygenerally, of any suitable material having a pair of spaced parallelside walls it, a forward wall It and a rear wall Hi. The upper edges 2i]of the side walls M are arcuately formed and terminate at their lowerextremities with the upper edge 22 of the forward wall 16 which isspaced inwardly from the upper edge 24 of the rear wall I 8.

Struck inwardly from the side walls I4 is a plurality of longitudinallyspaced, substantially vertically disposed guide ears or tongues 26 thatare spaced parallel between the rear wall It and forward wall [6.Slidably mounted between the guide tongues 26 and the rear wall I8, is asubstantially rectangular brush supporting strip 28 that rigidlysupports a plurality of outwardly projecting rivets or the like 30 thatslidably engage a longitudinal guide slot 32 provided in the rear wall I8. These rivets 30 support an arcuate finger receiving plate 34 theedges of which frictionally bear against the outer face of the rear wallit, as shown best in Figure 8 of the drawings. The upper end 36 of thisstrip 28 terminates in an angular stop 38 having an inturned, reducedbearing lip All that engages a recess 42 provided in one end of abristle supporting head id. A fastener 46 carried by the opposite end ofsaid head 34 receivably engages an internally threaded aperture 48provided in the strip 28 adjacent the stop 38. A longitudinal supportplate 53 is struck outwardly from the strip 28 to provide a bearing edge52 that frictionally engages the upper edge 24! of the rear wall l8 toretain the strip 28 in an extended position as shown best in Figure 5 ofthe drawings.

The numeral 54 represents a substantially rectangular dentifricereceptacle which is slidably positioned between the guide tongues 26 andthe forward wall It. The open lower end 55 of this receptaclefrictionally engages the reduced end 58 of a knurled surface closureplug 6|]. Struck inwardly from adjacent the lower end 56 of thereceptacle 54 is a plurality of tongues 52 providing discharge openings64 for the receptacle. Fixed on the lower end 56 of the receptacle 54,is a closure plate 66 for the lower open end of the body 12. Rigidlmounted on the receptacle 54 adjacent the lower end 56, is knurledsurface finger receiving lug 68 that slidably engages a longitudinalslot in the forward wall [6.

The numeral 12 represents a substantially rectangular closure perforatedat its upper end 73. This closure 12 is open at its lower end 14 toslidably engage the body 12. Detents or recesses 16 on inner oppositefaces of the closure 12 frictionally engage lugs 11 on the side walls 14of the body l2 for retaining the closure 12 in a fixed position to thebody 12 as shown best in Figure 4. An attaching finger or clip 18 fixedat one end on the closure 12 facilitates the placement of the presentholder in position relative to a users garment or the like.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of thedevice will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A moredetailed description is accordingly is susceptible to certain changesfully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein describedand the scope of the appended claim.

Having described the invention, what is claimed 'as new is:

A toothbrush and dentifrice holder comprising a substantially channelshaped body open at its upper and lower ends, said body including aforward wall and a rear wall, guide ears fixed within said body andspaced parallel to said forward wall and rear wall, a dentifricereceptacle slidably mounted for movement into and out of the lower endof said body, said receptacle being slidable between the forward wall ofsaid body and said guide ears and guided during its sliding movement bythe guide ears, additional means guiding the sliding movement of saidreceptacle, means for closing the lower end of said body, further meansfor closing the upper end of said body, means carried by said furtherclosing means for attaching the body relative to a supporting element, abrush holding member slidably mounted between the rear wall of said bodyand said guide ears for movement into and out of the upper end of saidbody and means guiding the sliding movement of said brush holdingmember.

FRED A. FAIR.

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